The document provides information about India's achievements and progress across various sectors including: - India has a 5000 year old civilization and is one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world. - It has a large and growing economy, and is a world leader in various industries such as IT, pharmaceuticals, and automotive manufacturing. - India also has significant global influence in other fields such as space technology, renewable energy, and is an education and talent powerhouse, with many notable scientists and professionals working around the world.

1. Be Proud to be I N D I A N

2. India “ Truth alone triumphs”

15. India: R&D Labs Established in 2002 with just two people, has scaled up to 20 specialists today. Plans exist to double its headcount by the beginning of 2004. Is totally dedicated to high-level research on futuristic technologies, with special focus on emerging markets. Bangalore. Established in 1996 with 10 people, has scaled up to 895 people today, and will be further scaled up to 1,000 before the end of 2003. Works on developing software for Philips products. Almost all Philips products that use software have some contribution from this centre. It is the largest software centre for Philips outside Holland. Innovation Campus, Bangalore. Established in November 1998 with 100 people, the Lab swill be scaled up to 1500 by the end of 2004. That will double 3000 staff by middle of 2006. It is the largest single-location R&D lab for SAP outside Walldorf, Germany. Nearly 10 percent of SAP's total R&D work is carried out from the Indian lab. Labs India, Bangalore. Established in 2001. Works on all IBM software like WebSphere, DB2, Lotus, Tivoli and Rational. The centre has added many new areas of activities such as middleware and business intelligence. Software Lab, Bangalore, Pune. Established in 1988 with 20 people, has scaled up to 1,000 today. Drives nearly 60 percent of the company’s global development delivery. R&D Centre, Bangalore and Mumbai. Established in mid-1999 with 20 people, has scaled up to 500 people today. Does work mainly on Sun's software which includes Solaris and Sun One. India Engineering Centre, Bangalore The Bangalore centre was established in 1994; the Hyderabad one in 1999. Oracle’s largest development centre outside the US currently has 6,000 staff. Does work on Oracle's database products, applications, business intelligence products and application development tools, besides other activities. India Development Centre, Bangalore, Hyderabad. Established in 1984. The centre started with just 20 people, now has 900 people working on VLSI and embedded software, which goes along with a chip or into the chip. R&D Centre, Bangalore Highlights R&D Centre

21. “ IIT = Harvard + MIT + Princeton” “ IIT = Harvard + MIT + Princeton” , says CBS ‘60 Minutes’. CBS' highly-regarded ‘60 Minutes’, the most widely watched news programme in the US, told its audience of more than 10 Million viewers that “IIT may be the most important university you've never heard of." "The United States imports oil from Saudi Arabia , cars from Japan , TVs from Korea and Whiskey from Scotland . So what do we import from India? We import people, really smart people," co-host Leslie Stahl began while introducing the segment on IIT. “…the smartest, the most successful, most influential Indians who've migrated to the US seem to share a common credential: They are graduates of the IIT.” “… in science and technology, IIT undergraduates leave their American counterparts in the dust.” “ Think about that for a minute : A kid from India using an Ivy League university as a safety school. That's how smart these guys are.” There are “cases where students who couldn't get into computer science at IIT, they have gotten scholarships at MIT, at Princeton, at Caltech.”

22. Gandhi was once asked what he thought about Western Civilization. His response was: "I think it would be a good idea.” "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.“ “ You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” “ The only devils in this world are those running around inside our own hearts, and that is where all our battles should be fought.” “ If all Christians acted like Christ, the whole world would be Christian.” “ Woman, I hold, is the personification of self-sacrifice, but unfortunately today she does not realize what tremendous advantage she has over man.” “ Indians, will stagger humanity without shedding a drop of blood.” “ An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” MAHATMA GANDHIJI (1869-1948):

23. Sir C.V. Raman, (1888 – 1970) 1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics for work on scattering of light and Raman effect. Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, (1858 – 1937) USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless-radio communication was Professor Jagdish Chandra Bose and not Guglielmo Marconi. Satyendranath Bose, (1894-1974) Indian Physicist , who solved one of the mysteries of quantum mechanics, showing that in the quantum world some particles are indistinguishable. His collaborations with Albert Einstein led to a new branch on statistical mechanics know commonly known as the “Einstein-Bose” statistics.

24. Srinivasa Ramanujam,(1887 – 1920): Great Indian Mathematician , whose interest from academics at Trinity, College, Cambridge, led him to collaborate there and postulate and prove well over 3,542 theorems. Amartya Sen, (b-1933): 1998 - The Nobel Prize for Economics for his redefining work on ethical welfare economics. Currently residing as Lamont University Professor Emeritus at Harvard, after stepping down from the prestigious post of Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, (1910-1995): 1983 Nobel Laureate in Physics . His many contributions to physics, on the structure and evolution of stars including rotational figures of equilibrium, stellar interiors, black holes, radiative transfer, hydromagnetic stability, stellar dynamics. Har Gobind Khorana, (b-1922 ): 1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine for work on interpretation of the genetic code . Currently residing as professor at MIT.

25. Civilized Past

31. The Ancient Vedic Hymns Rig Veda - Knowledge of Hymns, 10,859 verses “ There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways.“ Yajur Veda - Knowledge of Liturgy, 3,988 verses Sama Veda - Knowledge of Classical Music, 1,549 verses Ayur Veda - Knowledge of Medicine, over 100,000 verses Upanishads Jyotisha – Astrology and Astronomy. Kalpa – Rituals and Legal matters. Siksha – Phonetics. Aitareya – Creation of the Universe, Man and Evolution. Chandogya – Reincarnation, Soul. Kaushitaki – Karma. Kena – Austerity, Work, and Restraint. Dharnur Veda – Science of Archery and War. Mundaka – Discipline, Faith and warning of Ignorance. Sulba Sutra – Knowledge of Mathematics Yoga Sutra - Knowledge of Meditation Kama Sutra - Knowledge of Love and Sex

32. Sanskrit ( संस्कृत ) Sanskrit was the classical language of India, older than Hebrew and Latin. It is the oldest, most scientific, systematic language in the world. It became the language of all cultured people in India and in the countries that were influenced by India. Sanskrit literally means “refined” or “perfected” ' measuring the earth’ 'measuring triangular forms‘ ‘ first person pronoun’ ‘ the same’ mother papa / father brother sister geometry trigonometry door me name smile equal matar pitar bhratar svasar gyaamti trikonamiti dvaar ma naman smi eka Sanskrit meaning English meaning Sanskrit word

36. The Surya Siddhanta, A textbook on astronomy of ancient India, last compiled in 1000 BC, believed to be handed down from 3000 BC by aid of complex mnemonic recital methods still known today. Showed the Earth's diameter to be 7,840 miles, compared to modern measurements of 7,926.7 miles. Showed the distance between the Earth and the Moon as 253,000 miles, Compared to modern measurements of 252,710 miles.

39. Kalarippayat - Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC Kerala, South India, guardians of the origins of modern martial-arts, influenced by Yoga and connected to the ancient Indian sciences of war (dhanur-veda) and medicine (ayur-veda). The origin of kung-fu begins with the legend of a monk named Bodhidharma (also known as Ta Mo) who travelled from India to China around 500 A.D.

47. 2. My second vision for India is DEVELOPMENT. For fifty years we have been a developing nation. It is time we see ourselves as a developed nation. We are among top 5 nations of the world in terms of GDP. We have 10% growth rate in most areas. Our poverty levels are falling. Our achievements are being globally recognized today. Yet we lack the self-confidence to see ourselves as a developed nation, self-reliant and self-assured. 3. I have a THIRD vision. India must stand up to the world. Because I believe that unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. Only strength respects strength. We must be strong not only as a military power but also as an economic power. Both must go hand-in-hand.”

49. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA "A man who believes in himself and not circumstances is the real winner Please go through below mentioned facts, which will make you proud to be Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems ? Mr. Vinod Khosla Who is the creator of Pentium chip (90% of the today's computers run on it) ? Mr. Vinod Dham Who is the third richest man on the world ? According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, He is Premji who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th position now. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (World's No. 1 web based E-Mail program)? Mr. Sabeer Bhatia later on sold to Microsoft.

50. Mr. Arun Netravalli Mr. Rajiv Gupta Mr. Sanjay Tejwrika Who are the Chief Executives of Citibank, Mckensey & Standard Charted? Mr. Victor Menezes, Mr. Rajat Gupta and Mr. Rana Talwar Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, UNIX to name a few)? Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard? Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000 , responsible to iron out all initial problems?

51. o YET, 38% of doctors in USA are INDIAN s. o 12% scientists in USA are INDIAN s. o 36% of NASA scientists are INDIAN s. o 34% of Microsoft employees are INDIAN s. o 28% of IBM employees are INDIAN s. o 17% of INTEL scientists are INDIAN s. o 13% of XEROX employees are INDIAN s. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the natives: There are 3.22 Millions of INDIAN s in USA ( 1.5 % of population ).

52. Quotes about India: "We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made" Albert Einstein . "India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition" --Mark Twain . "If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India" --French scholar Romain Rolland

53.  India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.  India invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented zero .  The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC . More than 10500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. § The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. § According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software. These facts were recently published in a German Magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA  Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

54. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. Budhayana first calculated the value of pi, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem . British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians. Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus came from India. Quadratic Equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th Century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 1053. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.

55. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra . Chess was invented in India. Sushruta is the father of surgery . 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones . Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago , Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization ). The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC. India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border" Hu Shih (former Chinese Ambassador to USA) If we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential , and that if we do, we could once again be an ever shining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow.

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